United States
Data
Additive · Carrier

E401 — Sodium alginate · page 38

E401 (sodium alginate) appears in the ingredient lists of 3,417 products sold in the United States. Function: carrier, emulsifier, humectant, sequestrant, stabilizer, thickener.

3,417products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
7.1 gsugars per 100 g (median)
1.0 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 3%C 13%D 39%E 42%

2,738 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 3,417 products
Calories300 kcal
Sugars7.1 g
Saturated fat3.6 g
Salt1.0 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 173.310, 184.1724.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: emulsifier or emulsifier salt, firming agent, flavor enhancer, formulation aid, processing aid, stabilizer or thickener, surface-active agent, texturizer

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 9005-38-3 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

3,417 products, most viewed first · page 38 of 72.

Stuffed Nachos Blasted Three Cheese, Old El Paso
Stuffed Nachos Blasted Three CheeseOld El Paso
O
Old El Paso Soft Taco Bake Dinner KitOld El PasoE
C
Cheese Dip & Cracker SticksMootown · 28 gE
C
Cheese dip & pretzel sticksSargento Foods Inc.E
C
Cheese dip & crackersSargento Foods Inc.E
C
Cheese dip with crackersE
C
Clover valley, cheese & sticks, cheese dip with bread sticksClover ValleyE
C
Cheese & crackersE
C
Cheese dip & cracker sticksSargento Foods IncE
C
Cheese dip & pretzelsSargento Foods IncE
D
Dippables, Cheese Dip & CrackersSargento Foods IncE
S
Spanish stuffed manzanilla olives with pimiento, pimiento
S
Spanish stuffed manzanilla olives with pimiento
S
Spanish stuffed queen olives with pimiento, pimiento
S
Spanish sliced green olives with pimiento
B
Blueberry waffles, blueberry
T
Tiramisu italian gelatoD
S
Stracciatella gelatoD
V
Vanilla italian gelatoD
Pistacchio gelato, italian gelato with whole roasted pistachios
Pistacchio gelato, italian gelato with whole roasted pistachiosD
O
Onion rings
R
Raley's, amarena gelato, cherry, creamRaley'sD
C
Chocolate pieE
F
Filled dark chocolate barE
P
Pimiento stuffed olives with herbs & chardonnay wine
G
Golden crunchy fish ringsD
L
Loaded Fries, Cheese & BaconT.G.I. Fridays
B
Battered cauliflowerC
B
Battered mozzarella cheese sticksE
T i friday's poppers cheddar cheese stuffed jalapenos, Tgi Fridays
T i friday's poppers cheddar cheese stuffed jalapenosTgi FridaysD
Crispy Breading Stuffed Jalapenos, Tgi Fridays
Crispy Breading Stuffed JalapenosTgi FridaysD
C
Cream cheese stuffed jalapenosTgi FridaysD
C
Cheddar cheese jalapenosPoppersD
C
Cream cheese jalapenosD
C
Cheddar cheese jalapenosD
C
Cream cheese jalapenosPoppersD
LEAN SHAKE Strawberry Banana, GNC TOTAL LEAN
LEAN SHAKE Strawberry BananaGNC TOTAL LEAN
Neapolitan Ice Cream, Astronaut
Neapolitan Ice CreamAstronaut · 19 gE
M
Mixed spiced olivesD
C
CheddarOld Fashioned FoodsE
I
Ice Cream MixRival · 23 gE
F
Fruit & Grain Cereal BarWalgreens Co. · 37 gE
F
Fruit & Grain Cereal BarWalgreens Co. · 37 gE
S
Spanish Pimento Stuffed Manzanilla OlivesNice · 15 gC
C
Cheese Dip & BreadsticksWalgreen Co.E
C
Cheese Dip & PretzelsWalgreen Co.E
N
Nice!, fruit & grain cereal bars, strawberryNiceC
A
Apple Pie CookiesGood & Delish · 23 gE

Source: Open Food Facts export of November 1, 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, October 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).